Lockheed 5C Vega

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Wiley Post knew a great airplane when he flew one such as the Lockheed 5C Vega which Hall's daughter Winnie Mae was named after in June 1930 by F.C Hall to pilot his new aircraft. Within a few months, Post convinced Hall to let him "loan" the Winnie Mae for entry in the 1930 National Air Race from Los Angeles California to Chicago Illinois starting on August 27 1930. In this straight-line flying competition, Post set a new speed record of 9 hours 9 minutes and 4 seconds winning the race. One year later, on June 23 1931, Post entered the Winnie Mae in another flight competition a 15 596-mile circuit race around the world crewed with navigator Harold Gatty. They departed New York City made fourteen stops during their record-breaking flight returning to New York on July 1 1931 having finished the circuit in 8 days 15 hours and 51 minutes. Under Post's direct ownership, Winnie Mae was refitted with a better engine an autopilot system and a radio compass. With this avionics upgrade, Post entered the circumnavigation circuit race again departing New York on July 15 1933 making eleven stops during this solo flight setting a new record at 7 days 18 hours and 49 minutes. The final record-setting flight that Post made in Winnie Mae was a high-altitude speed record from Burbank California to Cleveland Ohio. Attempting to gain greater ground speed by flying in a west-east jet stream, Post wore a special high-altitude pressure suit and dropped off the landing gear once the aircraft was airborne. He completed this 2000+ mile journey in 7 hours and 19 minutes confirming that Winnie Mae had ridden along in a jet stream at 20 000 to 50 000 feet. In 1936, Post's wife donated Winnie Mae to the Smithsonian Institution. This is a 1:72 scale solid model of the Lockheed 5C Vega. When printing this model with your 3D printer you will need to add a brim to the fuselage support for the undercarriage prints and maybe some extra adhesive coating (e.g., glue stick) for the struts. Assembly is straightforward and Testors Cement for Plastic Models (No. 3512) is recommended. If you plan on painting your model, you should first spray a coat of primer on all of the plastic. A recommended primer for this model is Mr. Surfacer 1000 spray (B505). This primer has a fine-grained filler in it that will help to soften the 3D printer's filament layering effect. Once your model has been primed for painting, a color profile drawing has been supplied for guiding you during the finishing of your model. A spray can of white paint along with blue tape can be used for reproducing the Winnie Mae finish. National Air and Space Museum - https://airandspace.si.edu/node/27955 Boyne Walter J., Beyond the Horizons: The Lockheed Story; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998